I have asked this before, but let me ask it again: Why was a Gentile church, decades after the ascension[...]

Unless you’ve recently arrived from another planet, you already know that most Christian people believe that Jesus was crucified on[...]

Sometimes the simplest answers are the best. I’ve asked again and again why it was that, thirty years after the[...]

There’s an old hymn I remember singing in church when I was just a boy. It’s striking to me today,[...]

How is it possible that a Christian church, some 25 years after the ascension of Christ, was still observing the[...]

A very wealthy man had a manager who had allowed a dangerous cash flow situation to develop. Various customers had[...]

Is it hard to be a Christian? Or is it relatively easy? What is demanded of us to actually be[...]

The chances are pretty good that you know someone who has had a miraculous answer to prayer. There are a[...]

It doesn’t seem that praying should be all that hard. It certainly isn’t when you are in trouble. Lord help[...]

There are, in some of Paul's letters, some things that are...well, the only words I can say for it is[...]

How much we take for granted. Every year the Easter season comes around with Palm Sunday, followed by Good Friday,[...]

You shall know the truth, and the truth shall make you free. Unless you just arrived from another planet, you[...]

I think we have discovered why some of the words of Jesus are so obscure. Deep into the years of[...]

There are some things about Jesus that are bound to be troubling to a Christian reading the New Testament—that is,[...]

It is becoming increasingly common these days for a minister, a pastor of a church, to be caught in some[...]

Can God read your mind? 99 people out of 100 who believe in God would say, Yes, God can do[...]

Which is more important, do you think, pursuing a religious argument with someone, or giving a life to man who[...]

It is hard to imagine the confusion that swirled around Jesus during his ministry. The entire Jewish world had already[...]

Do you wash your hands before you eat? Well, if you had a mother, you probably do. It is a[...]

There were at least three major categories of people who heard Jesus speak. There was a smallish group of people[...]

It had been a hard three days. David and the handful of young men with him had left in hurry[...]

Was Jesus a racist? You know, he live in a society that was, frankly, racist. Religious Jews would not eat[...]

Jesus must have given a lot of people whiplash. For one thing, he didn’t seem to be very religious. That[...]

Why was Jesus so hard to understand at times? Oh, there were times when he was clear as crystal, and[...]

Imagine for a moment that you and your family go out to a movie one night and when you come[...]

When reading the Bible, especially the words of Jesus, have you ever wondered why Jesus did not speak more plainly?[...]

Abide with me; fast falls the eventide;The darkness deepens; Lord with me abide.When other helpers fail and comforts flee,Help of[...]

There is such a thing as an unpardonable sin. I hesitate to bring it up, because some poor soul out[...]

How do you look at religion? Is religion a burden you have to bear, or is it more of a[...]

Man is a territorial creature. I don’t mean that purely in a geographical sense, either. Man is socially territorial—we expect[...]

Poor Joseph. It is hard to imagine what a shock it was to him when he learned that his betrothed[...]

Would you consider yourself a fair-minded person? I mean a person who believes in equity—who holds yourself to the same[...]

All of us grow up familiar with rules. Our parents had rules for us. Schools had rules. The community had[...]

Was Jesus a pacifist? It hasn’t been much of a question in this country since the end of the draft,[...]

When the history of our generation is finally written, I think historians will see the single greatest tragedy of our[...]

There are so many mysteries in the Bible. Yes, it was written in another language and in another culture, and[...]

I known I’ve been complaining about Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John not giving us more of what Jesus actually said.[...]

Jesus was a man of few words, so we want to pay close attention to the words he did say.[...]

How was it possible that otherwise sane men would want to kill Jesus? Think about it. He was a quiet[...]

Over the years, a common objection people raised to religion is that, well, it’s pie in the sky. Religion, they[...]

There seems to be a difference between a secret and a mystery. At the very least, the Bible seems to[...]

I doubt if there are any words of Jesus more widely quoted and better known than his little statement in[...]

Whatever image you have in your mind of Jesus Christ, it is surely wrong. None of his disciples told us[...]

Nothing is more central to the Christian faith than baptism. Whether it be by immersion, sprinkling, or pouring, baptism is[...]

Did it ever occur to you to wonder why Jesus didn’t write his own book? Why do have Matthew, Mark,[...]

Nancy Pearcey, in her book Total Truth, brought something into focus that I had thought about but hadn't quite got[...]

I’ve never known of a womanizer who really liked women. Women are useful to him, things to satisfy his ego—but[...]

Only by pride comes contention: but with the well advised is wisdom.We all know that too much pride is a[...]

It seems that every age and every generation has it defining characteristic. It also seems to me that we are[...]

Is it possible to give things away and yet become richer? Is it possible to hold on to everything you[...]

What do you call those little wooden figures with movable arms and legs that are controlled by strings from above[...]

How many times have you gotten yourself into trouble by speaking up when you should have kept your mouth shut?[...]

What father does not take pride in the accomplishments of his son? And what mother does not glow with pride[...]

The Proverbs are essentially ideas that grow naturally out of the Law of God. Here we are dealing with one[...]

Of all the ways that a man can mess up his life, sex-related problems have to be some of the[...]

Years ago, I used to enjoy going up on internet forums and discussing religion there. They had any number of[...]

There are a lot of ways to mess up your life. It’s frightening how easy it is to make one[...]

Life is all about challenges, and character is all about meeting those challenges. But the unfortunate thing is that most[...]

How long would you like to live? It depends, doesn’t it, on whether that long life is free of hurt[...]

I suppose we would all agree that it’s a good thing to be wise. When you face hard decisions, it’s[...]

If you call yourself a Christian, what can I assume that you believe? If you call yourself a Christian, what[...]

Okay, you have your life together and everything is working like it’s supposed to. So tell me—why do you feel[...]

When people talk about the laws of success, they often overlook the little laws—the not-so-obvious principals that have so very[...]

There’s one very special statement from Ecclesiastes 9 that deserves to be put up on a wall where you can[...]

Are you satisfied with the way your life is working? Chances are you have a mixed answer to that question.[...]

Do you take your faith for granted? Or is it like a lot of married couples: We have been together[...]

There’s a hazard built into life that you may not think about that often. When you do wrong, you usually[...]

What sort of decisions do you have coming up today? Do you know what you’re going to do about them?Have[...]

Better is a poor and wise child, than an old and foolish king that will no longer be admonished.This is[...]

So, how is your life working today? Do you have all your ducks in a row? Is everything humming right[...]

Do we truly understand how difficult the years ahead will be? Christians have often believed that we would escape the[...]

This message presents a small problem: it is almost too simple. And yet it contains a principle which can (and[...]

Are you a grateful person? Do you give thanks often? When you do give thanks, to people or to God,[...]

Halloween is an odd event—very odd, in a way, because in its origins it was not evil; it was actually[...]

All of us are pretty well acquainted with the fact that the Holy Days, as originally given to Israel, were[...]